Government

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham asked a lot of questions to supporters and spoke his mind during an appearance at the Lancaster County Republican Party meeting at Mike Williams Builders on Thursday, Feb. 20.

Graham, who expects a challenge from conservative activists, including the Tea Party movement, in the 2014 Senate primaries, worked to unite a divided party he considers the “heart and soul of America.”

COLUMBIA – The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has been notified of the state’s first flu-associated death of the season.
“Tragically, a woman from Dorchester County has become our first lab-confirmed, influenza-associated death of the season,” Dr. Linda Bell, state epidemiologist, said Nov. 7.
“We are in the early stages of our state’s flu season. It’s important to get vaccinated now. The vaccine takes about two weeks to build up your body’s protection against the virus. Vaccination is by far the best way to prevent the spread of the flu.”

Michele Roberts
For The Lancaster News
Technologically speaking, the town of Heath Springs is moving on up.
At the Oct. 15 town council meeting, the council reviewed quotes to replace the town’s current computer system, which Town Administrator Tony Starnes said has become a vital necessity.
“Our financial software no longer has technical support,” he said.
“Emails take so long to open that sometimes you aren’t sure they’re going to open at all.

Here’s a look at the unofficial Lancaster County vote totals for candidates on Tuesday’s ballot. Local totals include all precincts. Local votes in the races for the S.C. House and S.C. Senate are for Lancaster County only. State votes include all counties (42 of 46) reported by 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7.

from Lancaster County Republican Women
Katrina Shealy, Senate candidate for District 23 in Lexington County, is running a heated race against Sen. Jake Knotts on the platform of reform that supports the viability of small businesses.
Shealy shared her platform at a recent Lancaster County Republican Women lunch and encouraged them to join the effort.

Is a potential county smoking ordinance an infringement on personal rights? For at least a few county residents, that answer was yes at Lancaster County Council’s Monday, Sept. 10, meeting.

About an hour before council voted to approve second reading of an ordinance to prohibit smoking in enclosed public places, several people voiced concerns the ordinance amounts to government intrusion.